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Baby Bottle Drives: A Precious Form of Support

July 21, 2025
Baby Bottle Drives: A Precious Form of Support

Malta House was recently the beneficiary of a precious gift: two baby-bottle drives, hosted respectively by St. Leo Parish in Stamford and Knights of Columbus Council 48 - Bethel. We are grateful for the time and money that these organizations devoted, to ultimately raise more than a combined $8,000 on our behalf.

This is not the first baby-bottle drive that Knights of Columbus Bethel has held for Malta House, said Alan Gambino,Council Grand Knight. “We support faith, family, community and life,” he explained, “which includes the pregnancy support and aid that Malta House provides.”

For those not familiar with baby-bottle drives, they are a fun (and adorable!) way to engage your group (for example, houses of worship, civic organizations, schools, businesses) in fundraising. The organization distributes baby bottles (St. Leo Parish purchased theirs from this vendor), and during a set period of time participants collect spare change, cash, or checks in the bottles.

St. Leo Parish’s bottle drive (its first), began on Mother’s Day and ended on Father’s Day. “We were pleasantly surprised that the response was so generous,” said Diane Mannello, who along with Lisa Harris organized the fundraiser. With the experience still fresh in her mind, she offered some tips based on working with their supplier, including:

  • St. Leo Parish’s supplier allows organizations to purchase bottles directly or will provide them on credit. (Credit approval can take some time, so plan ahead.)
  • Bottles could be returned, but only in full boxes (120 per box).
  • For awareness, St. Leo publicized the drive in its bulletin and priests reminded parishioners at every mass during the collection. They also had an online signup so parishioners could help with bottle distribution and collection.
  • Organizations that collect large amounts of change can see if their bank has a change counter that can be used with no fee.

For questions about hosting a baby-bottle drive on behalf of Malta House, contact Leslie A. Lopez, DM JD CFRE at llopez@maltahouse.org

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